AGCO Corp.: A Jackson Junket
Inside AGCO Corp.'s Jackson, MN, complex, employees are hard at work putting together the equipment manufacturer's myriad products.
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From left: Ziegler Ag Equipment's Doug Pottinger, Ziegler's Al Pearson, AGCO's Steve Koep, AGCO's William Kaltenberg, AGCO's Chris Lund, CropLife IRON's Eric Sfiligoj, and Broadhead & Co.'s Troy Schroeder took time out for a group photo before embarking on a tour of the Jackson facility.© 2008 -
AGCO's Jackson, MN, facility features a training center.© 2008 -
Workers access this supply station for the components they need in assembly.© 2008 -
A worker uses many components before making some final adjustments to this Spra-Coupe engine.© 2008 -
Solid pieces of steel are bent into the proper shape by this industrial-strength press.© 2008 -
Near the end of the assembly line process, AGCO workers perform some final inspections and product checks to be certain everything is aligned properly. Here, an employee inspects the underside of an Ag-Chem TerraGator.© 2008 -
On another spot on the line, a worker finishes putting together an Ag-Chem frame, adding some wiring along the way.© 2008 -
Given its massive size, the AGCO Jackson plant is large enough to assemble many different product types simultaneously. At the end of the plant, two workers install the hood to this TerraGator 8204 model.© 2008 -
A brand new RoGator equipped with a dry box attachment is just starting its way through the assembly process.© 2008 -
A worker assembles the components used on the boom arm, including the spray nozzles and hoses.© 2008
Driving east along Interstate 90 from South Dakota to Wisconsin, onlookers will notice a truly impressive sight near the city of Jackson, MN — a sprawling industrial complex that is the heart of AGCO's Corp.'s extensive product line-up. Across this multi-acre site, visitors will see Ag-Chem and Spra-Coupe self-propelled sprayers being assembled, Challenger tractors being prepared for shipping, and various ride-and-drive areas for product testing.
"This facility is state-of-art when it comes to putting together the brands that our customers have come to trust and rely on to do their jobs well," says William Kaltenberg, direction of operations for AGCO in Jackson.
This past fall, CropLife IRON Editor Eric Sfiligoj and Senior Account Manager Dan Bellanger had the opportunity to take a tour of this massive complex, getting to see first-hand how some of AGCO's most important products are made and tested. Here, we provide a brief glimpse of the many incredible sights seen that day. — The Editors
